Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hengst

/hˈɛŋɡst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: hengst
IPA: /hˈɛŋɡst/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hangistaz Proto-West Germanic *hangist Old High German hengist Middle High German hengest German Hengstbor. English Hengst Borrowed from German Hengst.

Inflected Forms

Hengsts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hengst?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛŋɡst/.
What does hengst mean?: A surname from German.
Where does hengst come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hangistaz Proto-West Germanic *hangist Old High German hengist Middle High German hengest German Hengstbor. English Hengst Borrowed from German Hengst.

How to pronounce hengst

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